wangle

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

  • combination of wag + dangle, first attested 1810-1820

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to wangle

Third person singular
wangles

Simple past
wangled

Past participle
wangled

Present participle
wangling

to wangle (third-person singular simple present wangles, present participle wangling, simple past and past participle wangled)

  1. (transitive) To obtain through manipulative or deceitful methods: "if a country such as China decided to wangle various concessions out of the US government"[1]
  2. (transitive) To falsify, as records
  3. (intransitive) To achieve through contrivance or cajolery: "manages to wangle his way into the investigation team"[2]

[edit] Translations

French:

  • truander
  • carotter
  • resquiller

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[edit] Noun

Singular
wangle

Plural
wangles

wangle (plural wangles)

  1. The act of wangling
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